Sacramento
July 2022
Dial 988: State’s New Mental Health Crisis Hotline Debuts
CARE Court: Can California Counties Make It Work?
Abortion Pills Will Soon Be Available on California Campuses
Some Seniors and Disabled People Will Miss Out on New California State Payments
Will a New Oversight Position Help California’s High Speed Rail Plans Get on Track?
Drug Courts Face Choice: Close or Expand Access After Prop. 47 Fallout
June 2022
California Will Require Health Facilities to Start Sharing Patient Data With Each Other
California’s Change to Concealed Carry Permits Would Reduce Wide Variations Among Counties
California May Rescue Its Last Nuclear Power Plant — and Give PG&E Millions to Do It
After Roe: What Happens to Abortion in California?
Supreme Court Ruling Puts Target on California Concealed Carry Law
What Happens if Californians Pass Two Sports Betting Initiatives?
Newsom Signs Bill Expanding Timeframe to Name Newborns, Accommodating Native Traditions
Lawmakers Weaken California Nursing Homes Bill — Sponsors Yank Their Support
California’s Next Cannabis Battle May Be Coming to a City Near You
California Legislators Want to Help You Buy a House With Down Payment, ‘Shared Equity’
California Budget: Big Surplus, Big Differences
Slow Burn: Cal Fire Has Failed to Fight PTSD, Heavy Workloads
Topsy-Turvy Top-Two: Is California Primary System Keeping Its Promises?
Electric Car Mandate: California Air Board Questions Cost, Practicality
Prison Rehab: Can California Learn Anything From Norway?
Attorney General Candidates Divided on New Police Shootings Law
Climate Controversy: California’s Plan for Handling Crisis Is Flawed, Advisors Say
Thirty-Year-Old Medi-Cal Income Limit Leaves Some Seniors Without Needed Care
California May Give Fast Food Workers Power to Bargain With Their Industry
Reparations Could Include Tuition, Housing Grants, California Task Force Says
May 2022
Money Wars: Special Interests Spend Big in California Primary
Cal State Raises Issue With Cal Grant Expansion
Bill Would Allow Lawsuits for Marketing Guns to Kids
California Wants to Force Insurers to Reward Homeowners for Fireproofing Homes
Suspected Monkeypox Case in California: What You Should Know
Going Electric: California Car Mandate Would Hit Mechanics Hard
‘Everyone Loses’: Sacramento Valley Struggles to Survive Unprecedented Water Cuts
Sex Abuse Suits Pouring in as State’s Catholic Leaders Seek Relief From Highest Court
Klamath Basin Dam Removal Needs a Science-Driven Oversight Plan
UC System Takes Another Step Toward Keeping Students Debt-Free
The Great Culling: Which California Bills Did Legislators Kill?
With Inflation, California Worries About Progress on Poverty
California’s $100 Billion Surplus: What to Know About Newsom’s Spending Plan
Students Lobby for Bill to Ease University Housing Crunch — but Would It Work?
Five Things to Know About Nuclear Power in California
New Fund to Plant Seeds of Reparations for California’s Native American Communities
California Spent Millions to Boost COVID Vaccination Rates Medi-Cal Members — but They Lag Even More
State Unveils New Climate Change Blueprint Packed With Strategies Tackling Fossil Fuels
Are California Companies About to Get More Transparent?
California Lawmakers Want to Chop Late Fees That Add Hundreds of Dollars to Traffic Tickets
Should Health Insurers Cover the Cost of Fertility Treatment?
Anti-Worker or Pro-Worker? Why Labor Unions Are Fighting Over a Housing Bill